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Pandaw to debut Naga Cruises
Wednesday | Jul 8 2020PANDAW Cruises has released details of its new offshoot Naga Cruises, launching in Vietnam this Sep with a range of mini-cruises exploring the backwaters and small towns of the Mekong Delta.
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RCL and NCLH collaborate on health
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have announced the formation of a joint “Healthy Sail Panel” which is working on the development of recommendations for cruise lines to advance their public health response to COVID-19.
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True North strong & free
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020TRUE North has resumed operations, departing Broome on 04 Jul, serving only Western Australian customers.
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Expedition cruise restart plan unveiled
Monday | Jul 6 2020PROPOSED protocols for the relaunch of expedition cruising in Australia have been revealed by the Australian Chamber – Tourism’s Tourism Restart Taskforce, as part of an overall plan to get tourism and travel restarted.
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PortMiami update
Monday | Jul 6 2020NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s new Terminal B at PortMiami will finally be completed this month (CW 02 Aug 2019).
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Viking Mississippi ’23 season open
Friday | Jul 3 2020VIKING has announced 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now open for sale, with additional departures added due to strong demand.
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Maine opens to overnights
Friday | Jul 3 2020THE US state of Maine has opened to overnight cruises, although travellers will have to present a negative coronavirus test.
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Europe plots cruise restart
Thursday | Jul 2 2020AUTHORITIES in the European Union (EU) have issued formal guidance for restarting cruise ship operations “after lifting restrictive measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic”.
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Hungary for Whales
Thursday | Jul 2 2020BUDAPEST’S Balna shopping mall (pictured), known as “the Whale”, is set to be turned into a cruise ship passenger terminal for Danube River cruises.
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Crystal Serenity open
Thursday | Jul 2 2020CRYSTAL Cruises’ Crystal Serenity’s (pictured) 2023 voyages are open for booking, featuring explorations of Africa, the Black Sea, Canada, the Caribbean, Dalmatia, New England, South Pacific and more.